Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, The last image is the most interesting photographically. The others suffer from too much empty space in the foreground, a common problem when using superwide lenses (another common problem is the photographer's feet in the picture, but you have avoided that :-)). Nathan Richard wrote: > It was raining a few days ago. According to the San Jose Mercury News, > it hasn't rained this early since 1948. So like all good photogs, when > the rain stopped, I took couple cameras out and went for picture > hunting.... > > The white color stuff on the edge of the water is salt, not snow. The > Bay Area produces a good percantage of the industrial salt used in this > country. Some groups are buying up some of the salt ponds and converting > them back to marsh land. > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/0922A05/img0004.jpg > > I have no idea what the pipe running from the bottom right edge to the > left side carries, but I can attest that the immediate surrounding area > stinks :-) The ladder-like object on the left horizon is the old > Dumbarton bridge, now unused. > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/0922A05/img0002.jpg > > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/0922A05/img0007.jpg > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/0922A05/img0012.jpg > > The giant electric towers crisscross the bay. On a non cloudy day, you > would see the mountains and the edge of the bay sparkling with lights. > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/0922A05/img0013.jpg > > The current Dumbarton bridge. > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/0922A05/img0014.jpg > > VC15mm lens, Tri X @400, developed in Ilfotec DDX 1+4. Comments, > suggestions welcome. > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com